Thursday, September 27, 2012

Mass Movement

What types of characteristics do all types of mass movement have in common? 

115 comments:

Dawson,G said...

major giant DESTRUCTION

Maddy C. said...

One thing all types of mass movement have in common is they all move mass downward.

Roger E said...

the ground moves from under you and them

Hunter J said...

Creep is the slow downward movement of regolith as a result of gravitational force. Before the initiation of the creeping process, the regolith is in what physicists call a condition of unstable equilibrium: it remains in place, yet a relatively small disturbance would be enough to dislodge.

Garrett H said...

the types of characteristics they all have in common is that in all of the types of mass movement is about the ground giving out and sliding away.

Jordan M said...

Steep,Slope,Creep,Rockfall,Rock slides,Mudflows,Dropping Sediments,and Slump

Aaran H. said...

All types of mass movement are similar because they all are caused by some sort of gravitational pull.

cameron s said...
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Maddy C. said...

because of gravitational pull

James D said...

it would be allot of destruction

Bryn W. said...

The various types of mass movement of ground (creep, slump, landslide, mudslide) are all created by the same exerted force, which is Gravity. Even liquid erosion and subsidence are caused by gravity, if indirectly, because water is flowing downhill, to a lower level.

Gravity is also what squeezes water up or sideways into rock strata, except for the very rare exception, which is geothermal steam.

Christian T said...

they are all causes by gravity.

Dominique G. said...

Creep is a downward in gravitation force.

Shane.D said...

they all damage something when they go off

adam b said...

good job roger

James D said...

nise hunter

Garrett H said...

gravitational pull

Christian T said...

good job

Riley O said...

EXTREME DEMOLISHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :{D

cameron s said...

they slide down a hill by water or air

Christian T said...

good job

Aja A. said...

The types of mass movement have in common in sliding away downward and giving out.

Lauryn Silva said...

The characteristics that all mass movements have in common is that they all have the downward pull of gravity. They also all have momentum and kinetic energy.

Connor.R said...

the regolith is in what physicists call a condition of unstable equilibrium: it remains in place, yet a relatively small disturbance would be enough to dislodge.


Christian T said...

good job

Christian T said...

good job

Zach S. said...

one thing that creep, slump,rock falls have in common is that there all pulled down hill from the gravitationl force.

Christian T said...

good job connor

Anonymous said...

they both go down thanks to gravity

max h said...

that gravity pushes it down

Emily B said...

They all use gravity!!!

nate.b said...

they move massively

Katie L. said...

They all have something to do with the earths gravitational pull towards the center of the earth.

nate.b said...

good one!!!

MorganD said...

they all have gravity in common!

nate.b said...

no!

AlexisD said...

Gravitational force is in all them.

caleb c said...

Creep is the slow downward movement of regolith as a result of gravitational force. Before the initiation of the creeping process, the regolith is in what physicists call a condition of unstable equilibrium: it remains in place, yet a relatively small disturbance would be enough to dislodge.
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Anonymous said...

creeps slump rock slide mud slide ext.

nate.b said...

good job me!!!!!

catie.r. said...

gravity pushes the dirt and rock down

Cassidy m said...

They all use gravity.

nate.b said...

no!

JOSEPH P said...

one thing that creep,slump, and rock falls have in common is that they're all pulled down hill from the gravity of the earth

Aasyhia said...

the types of characteristics all types of mass movement have in common is they all have the same gravitational pull

ALice M. said...

One thing that all types of mass movement have in common is they all use gravity to pull the rocks and stuff downward

nate.b said...

good job!

Carly M. said...

The thing they have in common is they all move rocks and stuff.

Jada M. said...
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AlexisD said...

They all have layers of rocks.

katelin k said...

one thing they all have in common is they all move rocks and other things downward

MorganD said...

A SLOPE!

joey k said...
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MorganD said...

another thing is slope!

David H said...

creep is the slow downward movement of regolith as a result of gravitational

joe the scammer said...
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joe the scammer said...

Mass movement is the movement of surface material caused by gravity. Landslides and rockfalls are examples of very sudden movements of this type. Of course geological agents such as water, wind and ice all work with gravity to cause a leveling of land.
A block diagram of an earth flow where movement is a combination of slip and flow.

Water aids in the downslope movement of surface material in several ways. Water adds weight to the soil; it fills pore spaces of slope material and it exerts pressure which tends to push apart individual grains. This decreases the resistance of the material to movement. Landslide is a general term that is commonly broken down into the more specialized terms such as slump, rockslide, debris slide, mudflow and earthflow.

Slump
A slump is a downward and outward movement of rock or unconsolidated material moving as a unit or series of units. Large blocks of material move suddenly downward and outward along a curved plane.

Rockslide
Rockslides are the most catastrophic type of landslide. They involve a sudden rapid slide of bedrock along planes of weakness. Rockslides are very common in the oversteepened canyons and drainages of Idaho, particularly in those areas like the Salmon River Canyon where more than 5,000 feet of elevation may exist between the ridge tops and the canyon bottoms.

Debris Slide
A debris slide is a small sudden downstope movement of unconsolidated material. This type of slide produces a hummocky surface of low relief.

Mudflow
A mudflow is a mass of saturated rock particles of all sizes. This type of landslide is caused by a sudden flood of water from a cloudburst in semi-arid country or a sudden thaw. The flood waters carry the soil and rocks from a large slope area and washes them to a gulch or canyon. 'Then the water and debris move down the canyon and spread out on the gentle slopes below. Mudflows are very common in the semi-arid areas of southwestern Idaho.

Earthflow
An earthflow is a downslope movement of soil which has been saturated with water to the extent that the debris moves as a fluid. While flowing, either slowly or rapidly, the mass generally remains covered by a blanket of vegetation. Typically a steep scarp is developed where the moving debris has pulled away from the upper slope. A hummocky lobe forms at the toe or front of the earthflow.

Talus
A talus slope is developed by an accumulation of rock fragments at the foot of a cliff or ridge. Rock fragments break loose from the cliff above, roll down the slope and pile up in a heap of rock rubble. Individual talus forms as a half-cone with the apex pointing upwards. In most cases a series of half cones coalesce around the base of a mountain.

Placement of this major north-south highway over an active slide area has resulted in a section of highway constantly deformed and broken by the slowly-moving land surface.

Warm Springs Mesa Slide
Warm Springs Mesa is situated immediately south of Table Rock in east Boise. The entire Warm Springs Mesa is a 300-acre landslide. The construction of Warm Springs Avenue along the toe of the landslide has caused an oversteepened natural slope. There has been sliding along this oversteepened slope for years and debris is constantly falling on Warm Springs Avenue. Although geologists have long cautioned against development until study of the effect of increased water in the sediment is cornpleted, development of the subdivision has not stopped.

Mr Ruby said...

Joe what is your source?

Carly M. said...
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Anonymous said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o56G-aex6Fo

caleb c said...
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Jasmine B said...

They all have gravity!

MorganD said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChEHQUMEkXw


this video show erosion!


Get's a little boring

MorganD said...

Show's***

caleb c said...

copy paste this url to see an awesome landslide vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaX0ueZD-g&feature=related

Carly M. said...

it does get boring

MorganD said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R__3DYQCVnA


copy URL to watch a landslide!

Katie L. said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVYGJYnJTi0

nate.b said...

copy paste this url and see a awesome landslide

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vf7P-hKDpM&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Shadow said...

I DON'T KNOW

Anonymous said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51C7vEAVbxk

KatelinK said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51C7vEAVbxk

udontknow said...

u fall

Matt C said...

the san fransisisco earth quake was a mass movment

Lauren S. said...

They all ruin everything and cause problems.

Destiney J. said...

katie ur my bffl !!!!

Owen R !! said...

All mass movements cause an erosion of some kind.

Zachk said...

A mudslide is an example of a mass movement because you have a mass, moving.

Cj W. said...

all mas movement causes a erosion some how

joe w said...

it all slopes

AndrewE said...

They all are destructive

Kevin S said...

they are all destructive

Nathan C. said...

All involve land siding down from a certain area ( a lot of land )

Maddy P. said...

All types of mass movement cause problems and sometimes can kill things. It really depends on where the mass movement occurs. Mass movements also damage plants. It can squish the plants and kill them, so it upsets the things that eat plants.

Destiney J. said...

all types of mass movements have in common that they all have a gravitational force

Journey B. said...

All mass movements have gravity, which is part of erosion. They all pull things downward (rocks; dirt; boulders; ect.) and cause weathering.

Gia L said...

The types of characteristics they all have in common with mass movement is the ground giving out and sliding away because of gravitational pull. Some terms for that is steep, slope, creep, rockfall, rock slides, mudflows, dropping, sediments, and slump.

Kaylee C. said...

Gravity pulls things downward and mass movements have gravity which is a part of erosion.That means that they cause weathering:):):):):):):):):):):):):):p:p

Alissa H said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vf7P-hKDpM&feature=endscreen&NR=1

copy and paste for a slideshow of huge landslides!

shane k said...

Everything in the earth has a gravitational pull

ParkerD said...

All mass movements have gravitational pull, and are most often triggered by heavy rain.

logan c said...

Gravity slope creep moving vegatation

jenn w said...

gravity, creep, slope

david vincent said...

they all usaully fall downward.

morgan s said...

in a creep gravity pulls all the rocks to the surface also moving vegatation

Emily H said...

Mass movement is the movement of surface material caused by gravity. Landslides and rockfalls are examples of very sudden movements of this type. Of course geological agents such as water, wind and ice all work with gravity to cause a leveling of land.
A block diagram of an earth flow where movement is a combination of slip and flow.

Water aids in the downslope movement of surface material in several ways. Water adds weight to the soil; it fills pore spaces of slope material and it exerts pressure which tends to push apart individual grains. This decreases the resistance of the material to movement. Landslide is a general term that is commonly broken down into the more specialized terms such as slump, rockslide, debris slide, mudflow and earthflow.

Slump
A slump is a downward and outward movement of rock or unconsolidated material moving as a unit or series of units. Large blocks of material move suddenly downward and outward along a curved plane.

Rockslide
Rockslides are the most catastrophic type of landslide. They involve a sudden rapid slide of bedrock along planes of weakness. Rockslides are very common in the oversteepened canyons and drainages of Idaho, particularly in those areas like the Salmon River Canyon where more than 5,000 feet of elevation may exist between the ridge tops and the canyon bottoms.

Debris Slide
A debris slide is a small sudden downstope movement of unconsolidated material. This type of slide produces a hummocky surface of low relief.

Mudflow
A mudflow is a mass of saturated rock particles of all sizes. This type of landslide is caused by a sudden flood of water from a cloudburst in semi-arid country or a sudden thaw. The flood waters carry the soil and rocks from a large slope area and washes them to a gulch or canyon. 'Then the water and debris move down the canyon and spread out on the gentle slopes below. Mudflows are very common in the semi-arid areas of southwestern Idaho.

Earthflow
An earthflow is a downslope movement of soil which has been saturated with water to the extent that the debris moves as a fluid. While flowing, either slowly or rapidly, the mass generally remains covered by a blanket of vegetation. Typically a steep scarp is developed where the moving debris has pulled away from the upper slope. A hummocky lobe forms at the toe or front of the earthflow.

Talus
A talus slope is developed by an accumulation of rock fragments at the foot of a cliff or ridge. Rock fragments break loose from the cliff above, roll down the slope and pile up in a heap of rock rubble. Individual talus forms as a half-cone with the apex pointing upwards. In most cases a series of half cones coalesce around the base of a mountain.

Placement of this major north-south highway over an active slide area has resulted in a section of highway constantly deformed and broken by the slowly-moving land surface.

Warm Springs Mesa Slide
Warm Springs Mesa is situated immediately south of Table Rock in east Boise. The entire Warm Springs Mesa is a 300-acre landslide. The construction of Warm Springs Avenue along the toe of the landslide has caused an oversteepened natural slope. There has been sliding along this oversteepened slope for years and debris is constantly falling on Warm Springs Avenue. Although geologists have long cautioned against development until study of the effect of increased water in the sediment is cornpleted, development of the subdivision has not stopped.

chanced said...

The types of mass movement have in common in sliding away downward and giving out.

Arlo P said...

They all move rocks and vegetation. They also all have creep and slump in common.

Kelsey S. :P said...

Slumps, and gravity.

DARREN P. said...

Anything below a mass movement is gone.

Mia W said...

They move vegitation and dirt and other stuff like that around. They also are a type of mass destruction

Jacob G said...

They all fall downward.

Whitney R said...

The types of characteristics all types of mass movement have in common is they all have the same gravitational pull!

Aidan R said...

All mass movement has gravity involved and most often because of heavy rain.

BruceB said...

they slide down

Sheila A said...

Every mass movement has a gravitational pull and can be very destructive. Also all mass movements move downhill Most mass movements are started by rain.

Zoe D said...

All mass movements happen because of gravity. they also cause problems, but it depends on where it happens. It can kill things like plants, too by crushing them.

Mara C. said...

All mass movement have gravity, and vegetation.

jenny c said...

they have gravity in common.

Skyler D. said...

Creep is the slow downward movement of regolith as a result of gravitational force. Before the initiation of the creeping process, the regolith is in what physicists call a condition of unstable equilibrium: it remains in place, yet a relatively small disturbance would be enough to dislodge.

I found this in the "way more info than you need know"

Lauryn R said...

Slump occurs when a mass of regolith slides over or creates a concave surface (one shaped like the inside of a bowl). The result is the formation of a small, crescent-shaped cliff, known as a scarp, at the upper end—rather like the crest of a wave. Soil flow takes place at the bottom end of the slump. One is likely to see slumps in any place where forces, whether man-made or natural, have graded material to a slope too steep for its angle of repose. This may happen along an interstate highway, where a road crew has cut the slope too sharply, or on a riverbank, where natural erosion has done its work.

Often, slump is classified as a variety of slide, in which material moves downhill in a fairly coherent mass (i.e., more or less in a section or group) along a flat or planar surface. These movements sometimes are called rock slides, debris slides, or, in common parlance, landslides. Among the most destructive types of mass wasting, they may be set in motion by earthquakes, which are caused by plate tectonic processes, or by hydrologic agents (i.e., excessive rain or melting snow and ice).
F LOW

When a less uniform, or more chaotic, mass of material moves rapidly downslope, it is called flow. Flow is divided into categories, depending on the amounts of water involved: granular flow (0-20% water) and slurry flow (20-40% water). Creep and solifluction often are classified as very slow forms of granular and slurry flow, respectively. In order of relative speed.
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Damian P said...

mass movements slide downhill because gravity pulls them down

Damian P said...

they are also very large movements

Mia W said...

copy and paste this to see an amazing landslide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vf7P-hKDpM&feature=endscreen&NR=1